Five and Dive

In Episode 147, Jeffrey and Craig chat about children’s birthday parties and UPS drivers and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. I’m sticking with you: The random checks are going fine. The directed checks by Joe Girardi…less so. Also Rob Manfred finally checks his voicemail.

2. No Cubs No: Nick Pivetta (et. al.) did not get a no-hitter, however…

3. Around the Horn: The Nationals are hot. Cleveland has a starting rotation allegedly, and Mickey Jannis has in fact been DFA’d since time of recording.

4. I’m gonna go get me a New York slice: Too confusing to be a Thanks I Hate it, we guess.

5. What to Watch: A Bay Area showdown, a couple of change-up artists square off, and we couldn’t squeeze in a Pablo Lopez start this week.

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In Episode 146, Bradford and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Because we’re a Mets podcast: deGrom appears to be okay for now. Also, really, really good. Just don’t ask us anything else about the rest of the Mets.

2. My Wandering Days Are Over: Wander Franco has finally been promoted, and then we have a half hour of Rays discourse much to Jeffrey’s dismay.

3. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Week: Shohei Ohtani, doin’ work.

4. Around the Horn: A disappointing derby decline, more sticky stuff, and a Lars.

5. What to Watch: Some big divisional showdowns, featuring Wander Franco.

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In Episode 145, Jeffrey and Craig chat about good coffee, bad oysters, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Goofus and Gallen: Zac Gallen and the league office and Scott Boras all have some words for each other.

2. Because we’re a Mets podcast: What is up with Jacob deGrom’s…uh, entire right side?

3. Around the Horn: The Orioles pull a Pirates, Ohtani hits dingers, the Diamondbacks still can’t win on the road.

4. Thanks I Love It: Waffle House strategies, discussed.

5. What to Watch: Not a bad weekend for showdowns in the American League

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In Episode 144, Jeffrey and Craig chat about coffee (again) and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. I’m Sticking With You: We have rules about the sticky stuff(s) and it’s even more far reaching than you would have figured.

2. Also, he’s a pitcher: Pitching injuries might complicate some division races and the trade deadline

3. Appraising Arizona: This is mostly a baseball fashion podcast now

4. Around the Horn: The Pirates have another moment in the sun, the Blue Jays hit bombs, and what’s up with the Padres, Dbacks, and Orioles (well, two of those are slightly more obvious)

5. What to Watch: Can we interest you in a nice game of soccer?

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In Episode 143, Emma and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. I’m Sticking With You is the new Protocol Me Maybe: Well, there’s also some Protocol Me Maybe stuff. We get into the land of Florida Men conspiracies this week.

2. A yo-ho-ho and a bottle of ummmmmm: The Pirates are in the news again for stuff happening at first base.

3. Around the Horn: A major blow to the White Sox, new hitting coaches for the Diamondbacks, Adam Frazier trade proposals, and what did PECOTA know about Atlanta.

4. Thanks I Hate It: Do you like the color navy and your local HOA board? Have we got some jerseys for you.

5. What to Watch: The Padres and Mets tangle again, and a fun AL East showdown on the offer.

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In Episode 142, Bradford and Craig discuss sevenish(?) mostly baseball topics.

1A. Spin City: As the baseball turns, and turns and turns and turns, and then maybe turns less because people are looking into this now.

1B. Then we digress about the Ken Rosenthal piece on IFA signings.

2. My “Not Manipulating Service Time” T-Shirt Has a Lot of People Asking Questions…: Jared Kelenic has been optioned back to the minors. Let’s talk about what this actually means.

3. Not So Great Scott: Scott Kingery has been outright. Let’s talk about what this actually means

4. Around the Horn: Rumors about Joey Gallo and Trevor Story’s futures, plus two fairly major injuries.

5A. Well someone made the mistake of mentioning we didn’t talk about the Yanks and Sawx series, so ten minutes later you finally get…

5B. What to Watch

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In Episode 141, R.J. and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. I’m sticking with you: Major League Baseball finally goes after the sticky stuff, sort of.

2. Not great, Bob: Bob Brenly has some thoughts on Marcus Stroman he should have kept to himself.

3. Who ya got: A new hitter has entered the arena.

4. Around the Horn: More injuries, new all-stars, and we’ll probably never see another reliever like Mike Marshall.

5. What to watch: The answer hasn’t been Yanks and Sawx lately, but it is again.

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In Episode 140, Jeffrey and Craig discuss five mostly New-York-based baseball topics.

1. Because you demand it, we’re a Mets podcast: An email about Francisco Lindor, an article about Francisco Lindor, and it doesn’t matter if Francisco Lindor hits or not since the Mets are in first somehow.

2. This would never happen if George was alive: The Yankees have similar problems to the Mets. A different problem is that they play in the AL East.

3. Stabilization point, with apologies to Russell: Let’s see where we are on June 1st.

4. Around the Horn: Some thoughts on the news from the weekend.

5. What to watch: The answer is always Pablo Lopez.

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In Episode 139, Jeffrey and Craig chat about coffee again and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. A yo-ho-ho and a bottle of ummmmmm: We discuss that play from the Cubs/Pirates game, but find a different culprit than you might expect, as much as we love blaming Craigs for things.

2. Hat Chat: Giovanny Gallegos lost a hat, and Mike Shildt lost a bit of spending money.

3. Around the Horn: The White Sox step on a rake again, a bunch of pitchers are hurt, and Bay Are Rapid Transit is correcting the record.

4. More Hate Chat: Let’s talk about some bad hats and some good hats.

5. What to watch: Dodgers and Giants tangle again, and maybe the Mets and Braves will play one game.

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In Episode 138, Jeffrey and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Love this run for the Rays: The Tampa discourse is back and better than ever.

2. Lord I was born a gamblin’ man: The odds that we like the agreement between the AP and FanDuel have been taken off the board.

3. Protocol Me Maybe: The Mariners have a lot of relievers on the Covid IL and also strongly remembering some Mets.

4. Around the Horn: Tony La Russa and Dave Kaval find more rakes to step on. We fail to accurately remember Scott Kazmir’s career to date.

5. What to watch: Joe Kelly has some thoughts on the Astros, and the lowest combined ERA matchup is not what you’d expect.

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In Episode 137, Bradford and Craig chat about their PS5s and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. The bells ring no-no-no no-no-no no-no no-no-no no-no-no no-no-no-no-no: It’s been a lot of no-nos.

2. Weights and Measures: Maybe in part because of the new baseballs

3. A six-part Jeter week, no less: Some thoughts on the announced Jeter documentary. What does Jeter think about Tyler Wade?

4. Around the Horn: More TLR discourse, some good tweets, and another injury

5. What to watch: Multiple series between good teams this weekend!

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In Episode 136, Jeffrey and Craig chat about Nicholas Turturro and prep prospects before discussing five mostly baseball topics.

1. La La Land: The Dodgers have Albert Pujols. The Angels have Shohei Ohtani

2. The Shot Heard Round The Internet: Wide guys face off. The Twins broadcasters get cranky.

3. Injury Experts: There seem to be way more IL stints this year. We consider why.

4. Around the Horn: Well, more IL stints to discuss and some very brief Machado slide discourse.

5. What to watch: An AL West showdown not involving Shohei Ohtani, and also Shohei Ohtani.

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In Episode 135, Emma and Craig chat about work greetings, Springsteen, and geriatric millennials before discussing five mostly baseball topics.

1. Protocol Me Maybe: The Yankees have an Covid outbreak among their coaching staff.

2. Sitting on the precipice of the bay: MLB is threatening to let the A’s move.

3. How much can a grievance cost, Michael? 500 million dollars?: As promised the MLBPA files its grievance over the 2020 season.

4. Around the Horn: Some debuts, a big week for Stetson grads, and the usual spate of injuries.

5. What to watch: A sparse calendar of actually good teams or pitching matchups, but there’s always Pablo Lopez.

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In Episode 134, Bradford and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Because We Are a Mets Podcast: This already feels out of date because there’s a BreakingT of the incident.

2. /extremely DJ Khaled voice: Another One: Every co-host is gonna have a no-hitter to cover every episode apparently

3. Worst Contract in History?: Like Jeff McNeil, Craig is a bit of a redass

4. Around the Horn: Arguably the best hitter and pitcher of 2021 hit the shelf, and Jordan Zimmerman retires

5. What to watch: These pitching matchups are better

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In Episode 133, Jeffrey and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Halo Goodbye: Albert Pujols’ Angels career has come to an abrupt end. What’s next?

2. John Means Business: Are there too many no-hitters now? This was recorded before the subsequent no-hitter.

3. Minor Threat: The minor league season has started with some less than great protocols. Some pretty great performances though.

4. Around the Horn: More injuries and a lot of Billy Hamilton. Some might say too much Billy Hamilton.

5. What to watch: Well, the pitching match-ups aren’t great this weekend.

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